Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Government’s decision to probe Pelumi Onifade’s death is welcomed
Sustained pressure mounted by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and other media rights organisations has finally paid dividends as the Nigerian government submits to court ruling.
MFWA, CPJ and IPI push for answers in journalist’s death
Media freedom advocacy organisations call on the Nigerian government to release the remains of Onifade Emmanuel Pelumi, who was shot while covering Nigeria’s #EndSARS protest.
Journalist in Guinea-Bissau expelled from public event
Press union president and journalist Indira Correia Baldé was prevented from covering the handover of equipment by the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
Four Burkinabé journalists kidnapped in the space of two weeks
In the lead-up to his abduction, Radio Omega journalist Alain Niozè Traoré faced numerous threats.
MFWA gears up for Ghana’s December election
Data collected from Media Foundation for West Africa’s monitoring project will be used to curb toxic narratives and hate speech prevalent during elections.
Liberia’s leading environmental news platform under cyber-attack
The digital attacks on the “Daylight” news website can be traced back to the company exposed in the outlet’s investigative stories.
MFWA demands release of abducted Burkinabé journalist
Just days after the Superior Council for Communication (CSC) suspended “L’Évènement”, Atiana Serge Oulon, editor-in-chief of the paper, was abducted from his home.
Media freedom in danger in Niger
Nigerien authorities have criminalised journalism through an amendment to the cybercrime law, reversing the previous government’s 2022 decision to replace prison sentences with fines.